Protect Your Shoreline With An Itasca Waters Shoreland Advisor

Are Invasive Cattails Taking Over Your Lake?

Dr. Amy Schrank, Extension Program Leader at the University of Minnesota Sea Grant and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota. Amy is an aquatic ecologist and her current research interests include understanding the effects of invasive, hybrid cattail on fish communities, determining how dam removal affects fishes, and investigating whether sustainable aquaculture can help meet local seafood demand. Her outreach work involves collaborating with fisheries and aquaculture researchers and stakeholders around Minnesota to provide research support and a bridge to communicate technical information to stakeholders, managers, and the public.